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SDA Church Dispute Heads to Court

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on March 17, 2013 by EventPolynesia.comMarch 8, 2019

Last month leaders of the SDA church in the South Pacific Division (SPD) met again in Australia with pastors from Samoa and Samoan pastors representing Samoan churches in New Zealand and Australia. The bible conference discussed the impasse in Samoa … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged church property, legal | 52 Replies

No Endorsement Given to Samoa Church for Sunday Worship

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on July 22, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comApril 17, 2016

The debate of which day is the ‘seventh day’ Sabbath in Samoa has taken on another twist with confirmation from the Seventh-day Adventist world headquarters in America, that there is no documented action by the General Conference endorsing or supporting … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | 7 Replies

Seventh-day Adventist World President Receives Appeal from Samoa

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on July 7, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comDecember 24, 2015

Elder Ted Wilson, General Conference President of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church has confirmed receiving a submission from members in Samoa against the controversial decision by the local church administration, changing their Sabbath day of worship from Saturday to Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged Samoa-Tokelau Mission, STM, Sunday Sabbath, Ted Wilson, Uili Solofa | 12 Replies

SDA Church in Samoa Sunday Worship a Convenient Compromise?

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on January 20, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comMay 29, 2018

(Source: eventpolynesia.com) The controversial decision by the SDA church administration in Samoa to worship on Sunday has drawn many letters on the issue from Seventh-day Adventists around the world. Many are critical of the inconsistency in the position of the … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged convenient compromise, date line, IDL, International Date Line, Samoa, Samoa-Tokelau Mission, Saturday Sabbath, SDA Sunday worship, Sunday legislation, Sunday Sabbath, Tonga | 6 Replies

Samoa Government Prayer House Opens for Worship this Saturday

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on January 6, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comJuly 28, 2013

(Source: eventspolynesia.com) The current division in beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists in Samoa over which day to observe the Sabbath has resulted in a request to the Samoa Government to use the Prayer House on Mt. Vaea for church service starting … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged Sabbbath Keepers, Samoa, Saturday | Leave a reply

Two Sabbaths for Seventh Day Adventists in Samoa Due to International Dateline Change

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on January 2, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comMay 29, 2018
Ewin Puni

(Source: eventpolynesia.com) As Samoa prepared to mark the change of Samoa’s position in relation to the International Dateline, where on the stroke of midnight Thursday night, the date shifted from Thursday 29th of December 2011 to Saturday 31st of December … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged Adventist, IDL, International Date Line, Samatau SDA church., Samoa, Saturday Sabbath, SDA, SDA calendar, Seventh-day Adventist, Sunday Sabbath, two Sabbaths in Samoa | 2 Replies

Samoa and the New Sequence of Days in 2012‏

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on January 2, 2012 by EventPolynesia.comApril 12, 2012

(Source: eventpolynesia.com) Samoa’s shift to the west to align with days in New Zealand and Australia also saw a change in the sequence of days of the week according to the new calendar being adopted by the Seventh-day Adventist church … Continue reading →

Posted in News, South Pacific | Tagged Adventist calendar, Adventists keep Sunday, Samatau SDA church., Samoa, SISDAC | Leave a reply

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